Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 3393-3406Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b18437
Keywords
cationic polyurethane; tributylammonium alginate; wound dressing; antibacterial; supramolecular
Funding
- Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran
- Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
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Risk factors of nonhealing wounds include persistent bacterial infections and rapid onset of dehydration; therefore, wound dressings should be used to accelerate the healing process by helping to disinfect the wound bed and provide moisture. Herein, we introduce a transparent tributylammonium alginate surface-modified cationic polyurethane (CPU) wound dressing, which is appropriate for full-thickness wounds. We studied the physicochemical properties of the dressing using Fourier transform infrared, H-1 NMR, and C-13 NMR spectroscopies and scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray, and thermomechanical analyses. The surface-modified polyurethane demonstrated improved hydrophilicity and tensile Young's modulus that approximated natural skin, which was in the range of 1.5-3 MPa. Cell viability and in vitro wound closure, assessed by MTS and the scratch assay, confirmed that the dressing was cytocompatible and possessed fibroblast migratory-promoting activity. The surface-modified CPU had up to 100% antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli as Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, respectively. In vivo assessments of both noninfected and infected wounds revealed that the surface-modified CPU dressing resulted in a faster healing rate because it reduced the persistent inflammatory phase, enhanced collagen deposition, and improved the formation of mature blood vessels when compared with CPU and commercial Tegaderm wound dressing.
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